At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 174 Bloody Battle Training

"Get up!" The Qing army officers' curses continued to ring out from the city wall.

Because gunners were different from ordinary soldiers, and even more different from cannon fodder, the Qing army officers did not kill them wantonly.

Instead, they intimidated the gunners one by one and fired back.

"ah!"

Under the intimidation of the officers, the Qing gunners suppressed the fear in their hearts, mustered up the courage, loaded the artillery shells, faced the artillery fire of the front army, and launched an artillery battle with the enemy.

However, there are only about 200 red-coated cannons in Guilin City. Compared with the more than [-] cannons in the Qianqian Army, the ten-to-one gap is simply irreparable.

What's more, the gunners of the Qianqian Army had undergone long-term live-fire training and received guidance from Western instructors brought by Sun Guozhu.

Whether in actual combat or in theory, they are not inferior to the gunners of the Qing army.

So this is destined to be an artillery battle that will fail.

There was a loud bang, and after multiple rounds of shelling, a shell hit the Qing army's red-coated cannon.

The powerful shells directly smashed the cannon into pieces of iron, and also killed several gunners of the Qing army.

Seeing this, the Qing gunners became even more panicked.

But in the face of military orders, they had no choice but to continue to fight with enemies ten times their size.

boom boom-

At the top of Guilin City, gunpowder smoke was everywhere and the sound of cannons continued.

Under the continuous attack by the artillery of the Qianqian Army, the red-coated cannons of the Qing Army were silenced.

Although in this era, the accuracy of cannons was appalling.

But artillery is mainly about fire coverage, not precise strikes.

If one cannonball cannot hit the red cannon on the Guilin city wall, ten will be used.

If you can't hit with ten, use a hundred.

If you can't hit a hundred, then use a thousand, ten thousand!

In the continuous firing of more than 200 red-coated cannons, most of the more than [-] Qing red-coated cannons were destroyed.

The Qing army's long-range artillery force was completely lost, but the Jiaqian army took advantage of its tenfold numerical advantage and only lost three heavy artillery pieces.

Sun Guozhu raised the telescope again and observed the situation in Guilin City.

"Your Majesty, the Guilin city wall has been damaged in many places, forming slopes. The parapets and crenellations have also collapsed in large numbers. The large and small artillery and personnel have suffered heavy casualties. It is time to attack." Zhang Hu reminded.

Sun Kewang nodded slightly, but did not give the order to attack the city.

"Don't worry, most of the Qing army's red-coated cannons have been destroyed. Push up the Folan cannon and fire a few more rounds."

Sun Guo, who adhered to the principle of artillery, was still not done with his ideas and decided to fire a few more rounds with small and medium-sized artillery.

Soon, the flag of the Ming army waved and the smoke changed.

A large number of soldiers from the front army pushed small artillery carts and moved the Franco machine gun forward.

After seeing that Sun Guozhu had knocked out several slopes of Guilin's rammed earth city wall, he still did not attack. Instead, he let the small and medium-sized artillery move forward and back.

The Qing soldiers who were bombed on the walls of Guilin almost cried.

"Thief Sun won't give me a way to live!" Xian Guoan looked at the corpses on the city top, his eyes were full of devastation, and he was extremely sad and angry.

He clenched his fist and smashed it against a broken parapet.

"Admiral, be prepared to retreat. Guilin cannot be defended like this!"

The deputy general held up his binoculars and felt his scalp numb as he looked at the more than [-] small and medium-sized artillery pieces that were driving the front army forward.

"You have to defend if you can't! Thief Sun has a hundred thousand troops surrounding Guilin, and his cavalry is far superior to mine. There is still a chance of defending the city. If we leave the city, our army will definitely die without a burial place!" Xian Guoan gritted his teeth and said .

"Go! Send the money quickly and ask the soldiers to defend Guilin for me!"

"Yes!" The deputy general also knew the pros and cons after hearing this.

Sun Kewang's 10,000+ army surrounded Guilin like an iron barrel. The cavalry advantage that the Qing army relied on was completely out of the question in front of Sun Kewang.

The only way for the eight thousand remnants of Dingnan Fan in Guilin to survive is to defend Guilin.

"100 taels per person!"

The firepower of the red-coated artillery pieces gradually weakened because it was too hot.

And there is no gap period for the small and medium-sized artillery to be deployed.

The Qing army began to distribute silver rewards to boost morale.

"Thank you admiral!"

After receiving 100 taels of silver, the morale of the Qing troops who had been turned into frightened birds by the red cannons was restored.

Holding the 100 taels of silver in their arms, everyone temporarily forgot their previous fears.

"Call me!"

Since the long-range firepower of the Qing army was basically destroyed, the Ming army's Fo Lang machine gun successfully moved forward without much interference.

Launched a bombardment on the Guilin city wall.

boom boom-

The situation at the top of Guilin City, which had improved slightly, was once again caught in fierce artillery fire.

"It's time for the king to attack. If the attack continues, the consumption of medicine will be too great."

Zhang Hu reminded Guilin City as he looked at the holes-riddled city wall.

"What are you afraid of? There is plenty of gunpowder in Guangdong and Guangxi. Send the order and fight for another quarter of an hour!" Sun Kewang said proudly.

The army of the Ming Dynasty was very different from the previous armies.

Due to the popularity of firearms, the Ming Dynasty army's dependence on logistics greatly increased.

Cold weapons do not require much logistical support, but if firearms do not have ammunition, they will be in pieces.

It's just that logistics is Sun Guozhu's home field, so he has the capital to squander ammunition.

So the artillery fire from the Qianqian Army continued the bombardment.

A quarter of an hour later, the artillery fire from the front army finally weakened.

Then, before the Qing army could breathe a sigh of relief, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the four towns of Forward, First Ascension, Trap and Houjin swarmed in carrying all kinds of siege equipment.

"Fire now!"

On the city wall, watching the Daxi Army soldiers attacking the city, the remaining Qing artillery began to fire.

However, under the fierce artillery fire suppression of the Qingqian army, the Qing army's gunners' ability to fight back was already very weak.

Only a few shield vehicles were destroyed, and the front army reached the moat.

"Fill the moat!" A large number of officers commanded.

More than ten thousand sandbags were quickly thrown into the moat, and section after section of the river was filled up.

"Hit! Hit me quickly!"

Seeing that the well-trained and organized Jiaqian Army had filled up large sections of the moat in a blink of an eye, the Qing army officers were in great panic.

He quickly organized the soldiers to shoot and release arrows.

However, the Ming army's musketeers and archers, using shield chariots as cover, fought back fiercely.

The parapets and crenellations at the top of the Guilin City were destroyed in large numbers by Sun Guozhu's artillery.

Although the soldiers of the Qing army stood on the bare city wall, they still had the advantage of being in a commanding position.

However, the advantage of the city wall has been greatly weakened by the artillery of the front army.

Under the cover of fire from the Ming army's superior musketeers and archers.

The Qing army could not prevent the moat from being filled in in large sections.

"Whoever climbs the city wall first will be promoted to three levels in a row and will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

Seeing that the moat had been filled in, the experienced officers of the Qianqian Army shouted loudly and encouraged the soldiers to board the city.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

There were loud shouts.

A large number of soldiers crossed the moat, passed through the sheep and horse wall that had been largely shattered by Ming army artillery fire, and launched an attack on the Guilin city wall.

Almost at the same time, the slopes formed by the collapse of rammed earth under the heavy artillery bombardment were instantly filled with soldiers from the Qianqian Army.

"Fight me quickly!" Facing the swarming Jiaqian army, the Qing army concentrated a large number of troops.

They continued to shoot at the slope with muskets and bows, killing a large number of Qianqian soldiers.

However, there were too many soldiers in the front army.

Bows, arrows and artillery alone were simply not enough to deal with the fierce attack of the Qianqian Army, which was like a biological crisis.

"Throw it to me!"

Facing the critical situation, the equally experienced Qing army officers quickly organized their troops and threw rolling logs and thunder stones at the climbing and sprinting Jiaqian army.

I saw a soldier from the Qianqian Army who was hit in the head by a thunder stone just as he was about to rush onto the city wall. Not only did he fall down, he also knocked down several comrades behind him.

Before a soldier next to him could react, another rolling log came one after another, taking down a group of soldiers.

"Use gold juice! Use fire oil!"

Looking at the slope that was constantly harvesting the lives of the former soldiers, Xian Guoan was not happy.

Although the slope attracted a large number of enemies, a large number of people were killed.

But that is also the most dangerous party, once the front army rushes up.

Guilin's city defense will be greatly shaken.

Therefore, in order to seal these fatal gaps, Xian Guoan had to use all means.

In a moment, the red-hot iron pot was brought over.

Several Qing soldiers shouted in unison and poured the golden juice on the enemies below.

"what--!"

A scream rang out.

The hot, foul-smelling golden juice was poured onto the bodies of the Qianqian soldiers.

A large number of people were taken away in an instant.

These soldiers of the Qianqian Army who were doused with gold juice were not burned to death or thrown to death.

Being in the presence of gold juice that breeds bacteria can lead to infection afterwards.

In this era of underdeveloped medical technology, there is no way to deal with bacterial infections except relying on your own body to fight them off.

Most of the soldiers who survived the golden juice would die painfully from bacterial infection afterwards.

After killing a large number of enemies with gold juice, the Qing army officers were not relieved.

He quickly directed the soldiers to throw kerosene and other burning objects.

As the raging fire rose, countless wailing sounds sounded on the slope.

"Throw things quickly!"

Looking at the large number of soldiers who were burned to death and burned, the Qing army officers continued to issue orders.

Countless debris was thrown onto the slope, forming a solid barrier.

In the face of the concentrated force of the Qing army, the plan of the Qianqian army to climb the city in one fell swoop was completely shattered.

However, the success of several slope defenses did not make Xian Guoan feel relieved.

Because when he concentrated his troops and stood firm on the slope.

Countless ladders have been set up on the city wall of Guilin.

The densely packed army of soldiers were like ants, climbing up in a steady stream.

At the same time, a large number of front-line troops marched under the city wall and began to dig into the city.

Prepare to plant gunpowder and forcefully blow open the Guilin city wall.

Faced with the fierce offensive of the Qianqian Army, Xian Guoan and others also risked their lives.

On the one hand, they tried their best to organize the Green Camp soldiers and Ding Zhuang to stick to the city wall. On the other hand, they directly dispatched their direct descendants to the most intense areas to resist desperately.

For a time, with the full efforts of both sides, there was a stalemate on and off the walls of Guilin.

Sun Kewang raised his telescope and frowned slightly as he watched a large number of soldiers from the front army bleeding down the city.

Siege warfare has been the most difficult to fight since ancient times. As long as the city wall is still in the hands of the defenders, the siege party will pay a huge price.

Even though his front army had an artillery advantage, facing the huge advantage of the city wall, his soldiers still had to pay heavy casualties.

Although he had already been prepared in his heart, looking at the tragic scene in front of him, he was still a little touched.

Boom boom boom!Bang bang bang!Whoosh!
At the Guilin city wall, both sides continued to fire.

Under the diligent organization of the Qing army officers and relying on the broken city wall, the Qing army stabilized its position, while the soldiers of the Qingqian army showed a trace of fatigue.

"Let the soldiers withdraw first."

"Pull the red-coated cannon closer, target the slopes and gaps, and bombard them directly!" Sun Kewang gave the order after seeing this.

"Yes!" Zhang Hu responded immediately and waved his hand.

Soon the Ming army's flag waved, and tens of thousands of troops faded away like a tide.

"The Sun thief has retreated!" A Qing army general stood at the top of the city, looking at the retreating enemies with great joy.

However, before he could continue to be happy, his chest suddenly burst and his whole body was reduced to pieces.

"Hurry up!" A Qing soldier shouted.

The Qing soldiers who had just experienced a bloody battle bowed their bodies.

boom boom-

As the soldiers of the Qianqian Army retreated, the silent Ming Army artillery fired again.

The city of Guilin was once again under fire.

Under the cover of artillery fire, dozens of six-pound red-coated cannons, pushed by soldiers, were slowly approaching the Guilin city wall.

"No, they are going to hit the gap in the city wall, fire quickly!"

Xian Guoan, aware of Sun Kewang's intentions, quickly ordered.

The remaining Qing artillery on the walls of Guilin quickly aimed at the moving heavy red-coated cannon and began bombarding them.

"Fire and cover!"

With the bombardment of the Qing army's artillery, the small and medium-sized artillery of the Qingqian army also aimed at the Qing army's firepower points, firing to cover the advance of the red-coated artillery.

Under the cover of artillery fire from the superior Ming army.

Dozens of red-coated cannons advanced to a suitable distance, and their dark muzzles were directly aimed at the slopes and gaps of the Guilin city wall.

boom boom-

A loud bang sounded.

Under the direct fire of the heavy red-coated cannon, gunpowder smoke continued and rammed earth flew on several slopes.

In an instant, the slope became more inclined, and the gap in the city wall dug by the front army became larger and larger under the bombardment of artillery shells.

However, the close range bombardment of the red-coated cannon greatly improved the accuracy and power.

Under the bombardment of artillery shells with huge kinetic energy, the slopes and gaps in the Qing army's city walls became more and more obvious.

However, under the counterattack of the remaining artillery pieces of the Qing army, more than a dozen red-coated cannons were hit.

The gunner and the gunner were all reduced to pieces.

"It's time, Lord. As long as the soldiers get into the gap, dig a little bigger, and bury gunpowder, they will definitely be able to blow open the Guilin city wall!" Zhang Hu said as he looked at the growing gap.

Seeing this, Sun Kewang took a closer look at the Guilin city wall with his telescope.

"Let the soldiers attack again!"

"Yes!" Zhang Hu responded.

On the hilltops everywhere, the Ming army's flag was waved again, and smoke and shouts appeared.

Under the city of Guilin, in a safe area, tens of thousands of siege troops recovered their strength after eating dried meat and drinking enough water.

Carrying a new batch of siege equipment, they launched another charge.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

High-pitched shouts rang out.

The Qing army's artillery fire stopped, and tens of thousands of soldiers faced the Qing army's artillery fire and launched another overwhelming attack.

(End of this chapter)